# Materials

## Substrate official

* repository: <https://github.com/paritytech/substrate> - full codebase, which might be useful for seeking examples or diving into details&#x20;
* tutorials: <https://docs.substrate.io/tutorials/> - it may be helpful to take a quick skim or to find detailed instructions for basic operations
* glossary: <https://docs.substrate.io/reference/glossary/> - check here all the new words and concepts that might sound enigmatic
* general reference: <https://docs.substrate.io/reference/>
* technical specification: <https://spec.polkadot.network/id-polkadot-protocol>
* rust docs: <https://paritytech.github.io/substrate/master> - if you prefer this kind of reference
* substrate-node-template: <https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template> - simplified example of a Substrate application; however, it differs significantly from our adaptation
* video introduction to Substrate: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BBIr-DmI4>
* Substrate Dev Academy: <https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/rust-substrate-bootcamp/blob/main/academy/materials.md> - alternative course
* playground: <https://substrate.io/developers/playground/> - web environment for playing with Substrate; we didn't test it yet, but maybe it's worth checking
* Substrate seminar: <https://www.crowdcast.io/e/substrate-seminar/> &[ ](https://www.youtube.com/@ParityTech/playlists?view=50\&sort=dd\&shelf_id=3)<https://www.youtube.com/@ParityTech/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=3> - some of them are really worth watching (especially Michał's talk about Aleph :wink:), but some are either out-of-date or not so good

## Aleph materials

* onboarding repository: <https://github.com/cardinal-Cryptography/onboarding-aleph-node> - this is the one that we will be working with
* main repository: <https://github.com/cardinal-Cryptography/aleph-node>
* internal Substrate documentation: [https://www.notion.so/cardinalcryptography/Substrate-Documentation](https://www.notion.so/cardinalcryptography/Substrate-Documentation-173cd703b2084013b5860f47c0a6ea1e) - contains quite a lot of detailed guides, descriptions and case studies
* internal tutorial on PolkadotUI: <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LRFLNMicGYR85tb7ARzUpcI-kaX8pvAd/view?usp=sharing>
* internal sessions on Substrate (and other, not necessarily related stuff): <https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1uL2jXFyfVkURYeeVjAdmoxm7F0fFEWyo> - a small collection of recordings, where other Aleph developers give speeches about particularly interesting topics

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